1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 47
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Bill J. Crigler (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Dave Ashley (R) by 8.0 points.
Bill J. CriglerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%7,187
Dave AshleyRepublican
46.0%6,127
13,314 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET